Improvement in button-fastenings



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Letters Patent No. 103,443, dated lifay 24, 1870.

The Schec'ule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same To all whom yit may concern.:

Be it known that I, JEREMIAH C. GASTON, of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improved Button-Fastening; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, suticient to enable those skilled in the art to 'which my invention appertains to make and use tho same.

The nat-ure ot' my invention consists in providing a button or shirt-stud with a rigid elongated fastening-loop, projecting at right angles to the shank, and parallel with the button-head, by means of which the button or stud is securely held in place.

In the drawings- Figure l is afront view, representingr thc loop passing through a button-hole.

Figure 2 is a sectional view, representing the loop inserted in a. sheath or pocket provided for the purpose.

The button VA may be made of metal, or of any other suitable. material, such as pearl, ivory, guttaperoha, or glass.

Vhen made of metal, the shank may be attached by soldering. W'hen made of pearl or ivory, the shank may be passed through and riveted, or may be soldered toa small piece of metal, whiclrinay spring into a dovetailed depression in the rear side ofthe button. When made of gutt-a-percha or glass, theV shank may bc readily attached while the button is still in the mold, before the material becomes hard.A

rIhe shank I3 is made by bending a piece ot' wire at its center so as to form a loop ot` a width corresponding with the length of the button-holes with -which it is designed to engage. The ends ofthe wire are slightly flattened, and bent at right angles with the length of the loop, and the flattened ends ar* attached to the button, as above described.

At a distance from the rear side of the button, equal to two or more thicknesses of linen or cloth, the loop is bent at a right angle, and turned in a direction about parallel with the rear side of the button.

The neck-band ot' the shirt may be fastened with a button and button-hole in the ordinary way; or the button may hc dispensed with and a button-hole used inst xad.

the collar is att-ached to the band by passing the loop through the button-holes in the ends of the col lar, and then through those inthe band. It is then secured by either passing it through a button-hole in the inner tlap ofthe shirt or band, as shown in tig. l, or inserting it in a sheath or pocket, as shown in fig. 2.

If desired, additional button-holes may be made in both ends of the baud, and the loop passed through them so as to allow the ends of the neck-tie to be passed through the loop.

This button may also be used as a shirt-stud or vest-button, or to fasten various other articles of wearing apparel, by providing a sheath or pocket, or an extra button-hole, for holding the loop.

I am aware that shirt-studs, sleeve-buttons, Snc., have been made with elongated shanks. In one case, the shank is made in twoksections, the first being fixed to the stud and the other hinged to the first, so that it can he brought in line with it or turned across 1t.

In another case, a spring loop is hinged to thc shank, so as to be turned across it.

Ina third case, a pin or bolt is surrounded by a spiral spring, and arranged to slide in a hollow cylinder at right angles with the shank.

In afourth instance, the button is formed with a stem, to which is attached a slide, constructed with a slot and spring in the arms, which slide is adjusted at right angles with the. shank when the button is in place.

The 'tirst three of these devices are onlysuitable for eyelets, and will not answer for ordinary button-holes. In all but theV iirst-inentioned one it is necessary to pnt one hand under the clothing in order to adjust them; and, iu all four ot' them, the portion which formsthelcshank of the hutton is composed of more than one piece.

In my invention the shank is made in one piece. Ihe form of the loop is in harmony with that of the button-hole. The wire is smooth and elastic, so as to adjust itself` to slight variations of size in ditferent button-holes without cutting or otherwise injuring the button-holes.

The form of the shank, and its position with relation to the button, are 'such as to insure the holding of the lbutt-on in the desired position iu the buttonhole.

IVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

'Ihe button A, provided with a rigid elongated fastening-loop, B, projecting at right angles to the shank, and parallel with the button-head, as shown and dcscribed.

J'. O. GASTON.

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